Behaviour cover

Behaviour

Released

The Pet Shop Boys’ fourth album was their first after their remarkable string of US hits in particular had slowed, but in notable ways Behaviour was their strongest full-length yet, showing the group carefully refocusing for a longer haul while remaining themselves. The heartfelt, crushing “Being Boring,” an ode to a friend of Neil Tennant lost to the AIDS crisis, made for a powerful opener, but in both its slower, quieter moments and its monumental ones like “So Hard” and “Jealousy,” their skill at electronic pop, ballads and dancefloor crushers remained unparalleled.

Ned Raggett

Recommended by

Suggestions
Format cover

Format

Pet Shop Boys
Faith cover

Faith

George Michael
Eden cover

Eden

Everything but the Girl
Phantoms cover

Phantoms

The Fixx
Sweetener cover

Sweetener

Ariana Grande
Red Letters cover

Red Letters

Edward Ka-Spel
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark cover

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark